Washing-machine.



J. VIBRLNG. WASHING MAUHINE. APPLIGATIONVFILED BEPT.23, 1910.

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J. VIERLING. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a. 1910.

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' JOSEPH VIERIING, 0F RITTSBURG., PENNSYLVANIA.

wasn'mosnncmim Specification o! Letters Patent. Patented June 6, 1911..

Application tiled September 28, 1910. Serial No. 583,408.

To all whom it may comm:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH VmnL1NG,`a citizen of the United Statesy of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Thisinvention is an improvement upon my Patent No.. 962,803, granted June 28, 1910, for an improvement in washing machines of that class which are adapted to be detachably connected to the side of a tub or receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a washin machine with two revouble cleansin bo ies one of which is maintained in yielable relation to theother and provided with means whereby it may be either active or idle, thereby permitti of y a iece of cloth or fabric having one or oth si es cleansed in the machine.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of partsk to, be

hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the` drawings wherein I have illustrated a portion of the machine disclosed in my prior patent, ltogether with such details that set forth the present invention, but it is to be understood that the structuraLdetails are susceptible to f' such changes as fall within the scopeof the claims appended hereunto.

In the drawings:-Figure `1 is a uside elevat-ion of a machine in accordance with this invention,A Fig. 42 is a plan of a portion of the same, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the rotary brushes, yshowing one of the brushes in an inactive position, Fig. 4 is a similar view showing both of the brushes in an'active position, and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view ofa portion of the adjustable rotary brush of the machine.

In illustrating the details of my invention,

I have deemed it only necessaryto illustrate a portion of the machine in connection with `which l have made improvements, and" when describin certain arts of the machine, it is to be un erstood t at these parts, while not shown, are duplicate.

The reference numeral 1 denotes one of Vthe brackets of the machine having a 'depending tub engagin arm 2 provided with roundedv surfaces 3 or engaging the inner sides of a tub or other receptacle. "Die end of the bracket 1 is provided with a cylindrical vertically disposed socket 5, said socket upon the outer side of the bracket 1' being connected by a strength reinforcing y rib 7.

Connected to the socket 5 of the bracket 1 by a boltB and a nut 9 is one of the ver tical sockets 10 ofI a housing for the rotary act-ive or inactive brush of the washing' ma- The housing comprises two side f chine. frames, one of which is designatedll, said frame'having a forward extension 12, saidV extension having the forward lower end" thereof connected to the opposite extension" 13 l. this bar having the ends thereof, provided.

by a. transverse clothes supporting bar with uprights 14 serving functionally guides for preventing the clothes that pas! over said bar from interfering with thericrhperating Vmechanism of the machine.-

frame 11is connected by a bolt tothe 1 mounted upon the bolt 4 between tiie 11 andthe socket 5 is a depending clamping.

socket 5 ofy the bracket 1, and 'votally frame arm 15 having the lower end` thereof vided with an outwardly extending inte riorly screw threaded bearing 16 `for "L 17, said screw=having a swiveled clamping.

head 18 adapted to coperate with the de? pending arm 2of the bracket 1- in gripping the upper edges of a receptacle and su porting the washing machine at one si e thereof. The frame 11 has the forward @dse with ward edge of said frame.

after referred to and 'said'brueh'includesa tubular sectional body-T21 preferablymade. of wood and of two semi-cylindrical sees.

tions, said body having 'longitudinal-.ruwe of bristles 22 with the rows-radial relative Vto the longitudinal axis of the'body 21, the. bristles being closely `arranged`vvhereby 21 w' y l entire or ex osed surface of the bod be oi?V brist es. The endsof the l ody 21 are plrovided with tubular plugs 6 and caps 23, t e latter being secured to nuts`25 mounted uponthe threaded portions 26 of a shaft thereof off-setas at.' 19 and providedy a horizontal slot 20, open at the for-` r es The machine comprises the rotary scrubf` ,bing or agitatingbrush whichjs detachably. mounted in position in amanner as herein--k 27 extending longitudinally ofthe body 21, said shaft having the ends thereof Journaled in t-he frame 11.

Mounted upon one end of the shaft 27 is V5\a large grooved belt wheel 28 and engaging pulley 35 and engaging this pulley is an, endless belt 36, said beltengaging over a.

grooved pulley 37 mounted upon a shaft 38, journaled-in the extension 12 of the frame 11. The shaft 38 is provided with a gear wheel 39 meshing with a gear Wheel 40 mounted upon the end of a shaft 41, journaled in the upper ends of side arms 42, said arms being pivotally mounted upon the ends of the shaft 38. The upper ends of the arms 42 areconneeted by coiled springs 43 to y pins 44, carried by the off-set portions of the frames 11, said springs serving functionally as tension devices, as will presently appear.

Mounted upon brush 45 constructed similar to the rotary scrubbing or agitating brush previously described, with the exception that the brush 45 is smaller in diameter. The brush 45 is inclosed by a longitudinally ribbed or corrugated tubular roll 46 having the ends thereof provided with caps 47' and 48, the

' caps 47 and 48 being held between thenuts 25 and thel arms 42. The roll 46 is provided with a longitudinal opening 49 adapted to [be closed by a longitudinally ribbed or corlrugated slide 50 extending through an opening 51 in the cap 48, the outer end of the slide 50 having a -handle 52`Whereby it can V be easily moved. f

The :extension 12 of the frame 11 on that .side of the machine opposite the gear wheels 39` and 40 is provided with a bracket 53 and movably mounted in said bracket is a vlocking device, comprising a rod 54.having y onegend: ,thereof provided with a knob and adjacenttothe `opposite end `is a head 56:-Interposedibetween the head 56 and the.

fbracket 53 is a coiled compression spring: 57

55- engigrcling` the rod 54, 'said spring being .fwadpted to hold the end of the rod v54 in 1. *an'fc opening 58 provided therefor in the lcap 1,-p'48o`fjthe roll .46.vv -Therod154 is provided Withf'o'ppositely disposed longitudinal K ribs 60.v 59 adapted to engage-in oppositely disposed grooves 60 provided therefor in the bracket 53 these-ribs when engaging the end of the .'bracketjretining the end of the rod 54 out of :engagement ,with the cap 48. It is only *l necessary to pull outwardly upon the rod 54 the shaft 41 -is a rotaryl said devices allowing and rotate it .a quarter of a revolution to retain the rod 54 out of engagement with the cap 48 and the spring 57 under tension.

The roll 46 is loosely mounted uponthe shaft 41 while the brush 45 is fixed to said shaft, and the only time that the roll 46 rotates with the brush 45 is when the rod 54 is cnt of engagement with the cap 43 of the roll 46. The roll46 will be rotated by the friction of the large brush engagin the periphery thereof, consequently the fabric will be carried over the roll 46 and between said roll and the large scouring brush. With the roll 46 revolving and the slide 51 in a closed position, simply one side of the fabric will be cleansed by the large scrubbing brush, but When it is desired to cleanse both sides of t-he fabric, Vthe slide 51 is regmoved, the roll 46 turned until the opening 49 is opposite the large scrubbing brush, or the opening 58 of the cap 48 opposite the end of the rod- 54. The rod 54 is then released to allow the end thereof to engage in the opening 58 and hold the roll 46 stationary. The periphery of the large scrubbing brush can then engage the periphery of the brush 45 and in consequence of which both'. sides ofthe fabric will be cleansed as it is vcarried between said'brushes` It is through the medium of the tension devices 43 that the roll 46 is normally held in frictional e 'gage-ment with the large scrubbing brush, the roll to yield rela tively to the large scrubbing brush when a large quantity of fabric passes between said roll and the large brush.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the roll 46 is employed for placing the rotary brush 45 either in an active or inactive position Irelatively to the large'l scrubbing brush, consequently the Washing machine can be used for very delicate fabrics as well as for cleansing 'coarser fabrics. VIn ither instance, vthe corrugated roll prevents a piece of fabric from beingunduly drawn or stretched 'when passing between the brushes, as would be the case if the'fabric was allowed to cling 45 as it rotates. In other lwords, the roll 46 copcrates withthe bar 13 in removing the Weight of the fabric from the brush 45 and the tension devices that normally retain the brush 45 in position.

What I claim is 1. In a washing machine, rotary coperating brushes, a corrugated roll inclosing one of said brushes and provided with an opening to allow 4of said brushes to contact, and means carried by said roll for closing said opcningthereby preventing contact of the brushes.

2. -In alwashing machine, a pair of rotary coperating brushes, a corrugated roll inclosing one of said brushes and provided with an opening to allow of said brushes to to the periphery of the brush contect, said roll bein shiftable, means carried by said roll for c o'sing said openin and means engagin in one end of the rol for lockingit 1n s. xed position.

3. In a washing machine, a pair of brushes normally in contact with each other and adapted to engage both sides of a fabric as it passes therebetween, and a shiftable roll inclosing vone of said brushes and provided with means whereby but one -of the brushes will engage the fabric.

4. In a washing machine, rotary coperating brushes, a corrugated roll surrounding one of said brushes, said roll having an opening formed therein to allow said brushes 15 I to contact, means carried by said roll for closing said opening, and means'in conneet-ion" with said machine for locking said roll in a fixed position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 20 in the presenceof two witnesses.

JOSEPH VIERLING.

Witnesses:

JOHN T. JAKUBOWSKI, JOHN R. STEPHENsoN. 

